The “Hero-Protector Narrative”: Manufacturing Emotional Consent for the Use of Force

Clément, Maéva; Lindemann, Thomas; Sangar, Eric

Type de document :

Article dans une revue scientifique: Article original

DOI :

10.1111/pops.12385

URL permanente :

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12210/29127

Titre :

The “Hero-Protector Narrative”: Manufacturing Emotional Consent for the Use of Force

Auteur(s) :

Clément, Maéva [Auteur]
Helmut Schmidt University, University of the Armed Forces Hamburg
Lindemann, Thomas [Auteur]
Sangar, Eric [Auteur]

Université de Namur [Namur] [UNamur]

Titre de la revue :

Political Psychology

Nom court de la revue :

Political Psychology

Numéro :

Pagination :

991-1008

Éditeur :

Wiley

Date de publication :

2016-12-21

ISSN :

0162-895X

Discipline(s) HAL :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Science politique

Résumé en anglais : [en]

How do political leaders manufacture collective emotions to justify the use of force? This article introduces the “hero-protector narrative” as a conceptual model to analyze how political leaders try to manufacture specific ...
Lire la suite >How do political leaders manufacture collective emotions to justify the use of force? This article introduces the “hero-protector narrative” as a conceptual model to analyze how political leaders try to manufacture specific collective emotions to encourage their audience to perceive violence as the only morally acceptable course of action. In our model, we formalize a set of distinctive narrative structures (roles and sequences), which are combined to activate compassion and moral anger as well as identification with “heroic” behavior. Furthermore, we argue that the resonance of this narrative draws on values of hyper-masculinity in patriarchal societies. As such this narrative is to be found across different types of actors (state/nonstate) and culturally diverse settings. To test our model, we use a computer-assisted QDA approach. We compare systematically discourses produced by political actors legitimizing the use of force versus actors opposing the use of force. We find that discourses supporting the use of force, such as those produced by George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden in the context of the Iraq war, share the structural characteristics of the hero-protector narrative. In this regard, they differ remarkably from violence-opposing discourses, regardless of their cultural background.Lire moins >

Langue :

Anglais

Comité de lecture :

Oui

Audience :

Non spécifiée

Établissement(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS

Collections :

Autres travaux scientifiques

Date de dépôt :

2020-06-07T16:38:42Z
2020-06-25T12:39:00Z

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